Unpacking Standards
Grade Span Expectations
ES 1-1a, 2a, 3b, ES1- The earth and earth materials as we know them today developed over a long periods of time, through continual change processes. 1a Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by plotting the location of mountain ranges and recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to identify any existing patterns.
What does this GSE mean?
Students should plot the earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes to recognize patterns such as fault lines and plate boundaries.
Students need to know:
What an earthquake is? What causes them?
Misconceptions-
Earhquakes only occur at plate boundaries.
Project plot earthquakes in class- 2a Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by using given data and advances in technology to explain how scientific knowledge regarding plate tectonics have changed over time
What does thid GSE mean? Students should study the the different plate tectonic theories over time. Using technology and other resources to explain the different theories.
Students need to know:
Plate tectonic theories Wegner, Pangaea, and Arthur Holmes. Layers of the earth, Plate movements, subduction zones, convergent, divergent, and faults. Density
Misconceptions- Earth is a solid structure that does not physically change.
3b Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by explaining how convection circulation in the mantle initiate the movement of the crustal plates which then cause plate movement and seismic activity.
What does this GSE mean?
Students will explain that the earths mantel moves becasue of the convection currents in the earths layers and this causes earthquakes.
Student need to know:
Hot air rises less dense, cold air falls more dense,
Particles are moving making the air/ liquid more or less dense
3 main phases solid, liquid, gas convection currents can’t form in solids ( b/c particles are in a solid form…)
Grade Span Expectations
ES 1-1a, 2a, 3b,
ES1- The earth and earth materials as we know them today developed over a long periods of time, through continual change processes.
1a Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by plotting the location of mountain ranges and recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to identify any existing patterns.
What does this GSE mean?
Students should plot the earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes to recognize patterns such as fault lines and plate boundaries.
Students need to know:
What an earthquake is? What causes them?
Misconceptions-
Earhquakes only occur at plate boundaries.
Project plot earthquakes in class-
2a Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by using given data and advances in technology to explain how scientific knowledge regarding plate tectonics have changed over time
What does thid GSE mean? Students should study the the different plate tectonic theories over time. Using technology and other resources to explain the different theories.
Students need to know:
Plate tectonic theories Wegner, Pangaea, and Arthur Holmes. Layers of the earth, Plate movements, subduction zones, convergent, divergent, and faults. Density
Misconceptions- Earth is a solid structure that does not physically change.
3b Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time with in earth systems by explaining how convection circulation in the mantle initiate the movement of the crustal plates which then cause plate movement and seismic activity.
What does this GSE mean?
Students will explain that the earths mantel moves becasue of the convection currents in the earths layers and this causes earthquakes.
Student need to know:
Hot air rises less dense, cold air falls more dense,
Particles are moving making the air/ liquid more or less dense
3 main phases solid, liquid, gas convection currents can’t form in solids ( b/c particles are in a solid form…)
Misconceptions-